Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether the Phillies’ surge would have happened the same way if Rob Thomson hadn’t been fired, discuss streaks that were snapped for the Mets and Rico Garcia, delight and dismay in John Kruk repeating a podcast talking point, try to determine the most embarrassing failure a player can suffer on the field, bemoan a missed opportunity for an ambidextrous pitching appearance, mark the promotion of Mariners prospect Colt Emerson, and then discuss which of this season’s most over- or underperforming teams will regress.

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Link to team records since 4/28

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Link to Dan S. on managerial firings

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Link to Mets comeback game story

Link to past Mets streak discussion

Link to Holmes injury story

Link to Davis call story

Link to Garcia hit

Link to .000 BABIP streaks

Link to mound-charge strategy discussion

Link to Kruk clip 1

Link to Kruk clip 2

Link to Phillies vs. Pirates game

Link to Adolis arms

Link to Reds walk streak

Link to Cortes pitching play log

Link to Cortes profile

Link to 2025 Cortes switch-throwing game

Link to Venditte glove article

Link to Cortes pitching tweet

Link to FG post on Emerson

Link to MLBTR on Emerson

Link to Crawford fielding stats

Link to preseason playoff odds

Link to BaseRuns standings

Link to team performance vs. projections

Link to Sheehan on the Rays

Link to Sheehan on the Cardinals

Link to Ben on playoff velo

Link to updated PR pickoff data

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